Travel Photography: Second Line

Summer 2011 my boyfriend and I did a road trip around the South, traveling from Austin, TX to Atlanta, GA stopping in 7 cities in 7 states along the way. It was one of the most unique trips I've ever been on and was amazing to experience a part of the country that, perhaps more than any other, can be said to truly have it's own culture. But this applies to New Orleans more than any other city in the region. I'm in the midst of editing photos from the trip, and more will be posted soon, but here is a set from a Second Line featuring members of the Mardi Gras Indian tribes. We were unbelievably lucky to catch this, as we were on our way out of the city and only just noticed it was going on at all. Experiencing this, which is a tradition unique to New Orleans, was the cherry on top of a fantastic few days in the Big Easy!

 

Lisbon: B&W Shots

Lisbon. Wow. What to say about this place? Not really sure what I expected to see, but all I can say is that I was extremely impressed. Sure, it's got hundreds of buildings falling apart, and okay, we might have been offered drugs on multiple occasions, and yes, we might have spent over an hour wandering around trying to find a single place offering WIFI, but that's what makes Lisbon wonderful. The people were extremely friendly, the night life was actually insane (the party wasn't in the bars, it was in the streets!), and the buildings were charmingly decrepit. So many colorful tiles and textures! And so, so much laundry publicly displayed in the window. I had a blast wandering the streets here, and as I've got a huge place in my heart for cities a bit rough around the edges, I had an amazing time photographing this place. Here's the first installment; hope you enjoy!

Madrid: Street Shots in Color

A bit overdue, but finally, here's the Madrid color set! Enjoy!

Madrid: B&W Street Shots

Hello, hello! Hope you're all well, here's the first set from Madrid brought to you in monochrome. I'm going through a big B&W phase right now and have throughly enjoyed working with this set! 

Enjoy! :)